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09 January 2006

Bunny pins! High drama on eBay Stay tuned to see if we get the pins
two minutes and counting!
posted by warbaby 09 January | 23:24
30 secs!
posted by moonbird 09 January | 23:25
Oh noes! another bidder!
posted by bonehead 09 January | 23:25
i hate that last-second sh*t, unless it's me.
posted by moonbird 09 January | 23:26
Arrrrrgh! Outbid in the last ten seconds!!!! Grrrrrrr!!!
posted by warbaby 09 January | 23:29
Mwah. They were cute.
posted by jrossi4r 09 January | 23:31
we can make better.
posted by ethylene 09 January | 23:40
Until I saw it, I just assumed you were talking about bowling pins.
posted by matildaben 09 January | 23:47
Ethyl, dear, please expand on that.
posted by warbaby 09 January | 23:58
we can make better bunny jewelry.
that is all.
posted by ethylene 10 January | 00:02
sorry, i am not binary.
with the new digital millenium
i went all 0, 1, 2
posted by ethylene 10 January | 00:02
There's more!!!
posted by warbaby 10 January | 00:07
Hooray!!! I GOT 'EM!!!!! WAHOO!!!
posted by warbaby 10 January | 00:11
*Wild celebration. Pours drinks*
posted by warbaby 10 January | 00:15
slap my hand, baby.
i dig the skeleton pin
most mucho
posted by ethylene 10 January | 00:15
OK, it's time to divvy up the plunder, mateys.

I scored twenty of the bunny pins after emailing the seller and begging for another quantity. The deal closed at $10 including shipping -- which is $0.50 each. I guess that I can mail these in a first class envelope (I'll confirm with the Post Orifice tomorrow) for $0.39

*puffs celebratory cigar, sips celebratory B&B*

That means I can get them to Mechas for $1.00 each. Being me, I'm dibsing four. That leaves 2^4 (16) bunny pins up for grabs.

How to do this so I don't overpromise and leave somebody in the lurch and how to easily transfer the funds? I have a paypay account, so that's probably the easiest way to handle the geldt. Suggestions on how to let people request one that doesn't leave anybody in the lurch?

Are people comfortable with doing this in an open thread or do people want to do it by email? It's easier for me to just count down from sixteen to zero as each of you put your dibs in the thread. Would that be OK? Dissenting views (respecting privacy) can be emailed to me (address in profile) and I'll tally the dibs using the posting time to resolve any ties over the last ones.
posted by warbaby 10 January | 00:37
i say you only give them to people who would not otherwise wear them with pride.
With a Self Addresssed Stamped Envelope.
and we make them take pictures.
in public,
proclaiming bunniness
or zombie like lack of self control

or win stuff here.
posted by ethylene 10 January | 00:44
or
MAKE QUONSAR WIN AND WEAR ONE WITH A PICTURE FOR PROOF!
posted by ethylene 10 January | 00:45
is it worth the fees from paypal for a dollar? i don't know how much they take out when it's that low.
posted by kyleg 10 January | 01:46
Aw, warbaby, that's totally awesome. I'd love one and am not particular on payment method.
posted by Frisbee Girl 10 January | 03:05
use the mail
and document it here.
let's see how postal the US is
or international.
posted by ethylene 10 January | 03:30
i WILL post my snail mail
i WILL
don't make me do it
posted by ethylene 10 January | 03:31
Oooh, Paypal wants $0.30 per transaction. Damn.

OK, hows about this?

After I confirm the minimum postage ('cause these things are lumpy in the envelope), I'll start a dibsies thread. Lucky bunnies will mail me a SASE with a dollar (we're trusting the Post Office here, but it's low risk since we're not mailing any coins) and that will be that. Nobody else needs to break cover or post any personal information. I'm not shy about posting my mailing address, since my non-de-meta is just a handle anyway and that will be that.

And don't fret that there won't be enough pins. I've been in touch with the wolesaler and I can get more at $0.35 each plus $3.50 S&H. All I need to know is how many we need.

Thrills, lust and adventure. Secret meetups. Passwords and countersigns.
posted by warbaby 10 January | 10:31
*highsign*
you little rascal
posted by ethylene 10 January | 10:32
er, wholesaler. Damn my arthritis.
posted by warbaby 10 January | 10:33
guess which finger broke
just guess
posted by ethylene 10 January | 10:34
I'm hippity-hopping on this- thanx warbaby!
posted by moonbird 10 January | 10:35
Thrills, lust and adventure. Secret meetups. Passwords and countersigns.
*hugs warbaby*

That made my morning.
posted by Frisbee Girl 10 January | 13:56
Very cool. I'm totally down for one. When are you posting the dibsies thread? Huh? Huh?
posted by gaspode 10 January | 14:12
Because of the new postal rates and stuff, I gotta go to the post orifice first. Expect bunnypins conspiracy thread tomorrow.
posted by warbaby 10 January | 15:41
Cellphone Bootleg - Bauhaus 11/12/05 Nokia Theatre, NY || Oh boy

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